USMC 104916: Weapons demonstration

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104916: Weapons demonstration Citation information USMC 104916: Weapons demonstration. (Q-16-606; R-1-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1321 Marine Corps Library Number 3043-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-606; R-1-7 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104916 Decade 1950 Date 1957-10-22 Description A 106mm recoilless rifle is dismounted from a Mechanical Mule. From the bed of a Mechanical Mule, the 106mm RR is fired. An M47 tank rolls past screen. LVTP5 and LVTH6 and other armored vehicles are parked side-by-side in a long line. Marines receive a lecture and demonstration regarding firearms and explosives. An M1917 and M1919 Browning machine guns are fired. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Nelson (SSgt); Poff Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 330 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/16/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:15 Digital file type video/H264